Will ‘Resident Alien’ Be Saved? Alan Tudyk & Cast Open Up About Season 5 Chances (VIDEO)
For Resident Alien‘s cast and showrunner, San Diego Comic-Con 2025 was a bittersweet one. Yes, they got to go out and celebrate the show with its popular fanbase, but it was also for the last time. TV Insider broke the news on Thursday, July 24, just one day before the series’ panel, that Resident Alien was canceled and would be ending with its current fourth season.
“We want [fans] to know we love them and that they can do anything that they put their minds to except make a fifth season,” Alice Wetterlund said when she, Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, and creator Chris Sheridan stopped by TV Insider and TV Guide Magazine’s Comic-Con studio. Watch the full video interview above.
“It’s a weird goodbye because the show’s very popular. By all metrics from a different time, that would assure another season,” noted Tudyk. “It’s just in this climate, the TV world is changing in a big way, and I feel like because we’re canceled now, we will become an existing IP, which then could be revived. So the quickest way to get a next season is to be canceled, oddly.”
It used to be that if a show was canceled, that would be it. But nowadays, that’s not necessarily the case, with quite a few that have been saved. Could Resident Alien be one of them?
Sheridan hesitated when asked about if the show will be shopped around before explaining, “That has not been a discussion. … If we weren’t able to tell our story the way we wanted to, that is something I think that we’d want to do. But I think because this season is what it is and, in such a beautiful way, finishes telling the story after four seasons, I think just hopping into a fifth season somewhere else doesn’t feel right for the show.”
Check out the full interview above for more from the cast and creator, including what to expect from the ending — and a bit of singing.
Resident Alien, Fridays, 10/9c, USA Network
— Reporting by Amanda Bell
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some channel should renew it.its funny-funny-funny.
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Keep it on its a great and funny show. Watch it every Friday. Don't take it away PLEASE
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Unfortunately, it sounds to me like Chris Sheridan made up his mind after season 3... once the show moved to the USA network and their budget was reduced, he started planning to end the show. I'm surprised that Netflix hasn't approached them about picking the show up, although, it is relatively fresh news that it was cancelled. I wonder if they will negotiate a 5th season when they purchase season 4... they've saved other, less popular shows. Lucifer comes to mind. I'm also curious to know what the "true" viewership numbers are across USA, SYFY and Peacock. I've personally rewatched seasons 1 through 3 at least twice while waiting for season 4...
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I Need it to be saved!! I love resident alien so so much!!
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Yet another outstanding series that has fallen to the ADD riddled networks who constantly feel compelled to cancel for the sake of canceling.
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I hope another channel picks up the show. I also had the same hope another channel would pick up Blue Bloods but that never happened
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Loved the show. Alan Tudyk is a comic genius. I’m sorry to see it go but I have to confess, with all the upheaval in television, I try not to get too attached to anything. I guess it is like fostering a dog instead of outright adopting it.It would be smart psychologically to consider these all “limited series” and then just move on to something else. Anything but game or reality shows.
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I love this show and all the wonderful characters. I love each ones story. I wish they would continue. There must be more they can tell.
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This is such a great show... it being cancelled makes me lose all confidence in the network that once again doesn't realize what they have!
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That's crazy, I love this show. I watched the first 3 seasons on peacock and have been watching the fourth season every Friday night. Harry just now got his alien mojo back and then 3 episodes later, it will all be over with. That is not cool. Hopefully USA/syfy reconsider or maybe peacock or Netflix will just allow them to make more seasons for their streaming platforms
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They do not need to cancel resident alien it's one of the best well-written well acted comical drama on TV why would they cancel that show when they could cancel all these stupid reality shows that are just ridiculous! Full grown adults act like immature teenagers. Resident alien is one of the best shows on TV let it go back to streaming or renew it like it should be. I look forward to this program every week and it's the only one that I really enjoy that's on TV. You can keep all the others cancel them! The show has gotten 99% rotten tomatoes! It has fabulous ratings! So what are they thinking? Answer they aren't.
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I love this show. I watched the first three seasons by myself and finally got my husband to give it a try and he loves it.
So hilarious. The characters are fantastic. I hope they will bring it back. Hated to hear it is being cancelled.
I miss Harry being his alien self.
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I love this show. Every character is amazing and contributes something different to the show. Sad to see it go, but it sounds like it will be a good ending.
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Please renew the show. My household loves it
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Resident Alien is one of my favorite shows on TV. I look forward to watching more episodes. DON’T CANCEL a great show.
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This is a truly funny show that hasn’t lost a step. There are few laughs out loud shows for me so I’d hate to see this uniquely hilarious one go away for good.
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The decision to cancel Resident Alien was made by the same people who cancelled Star Trek in then 1960's. Or said another way, the same people who's IQ is less than the speed limit outside their office are in control again. To protest their decision for a well acted, well written and well produced series, please boycott the SIFI channel to show your distaste with the programming executives that make these decisions. Also, please post you will be boycotting the SIFI channel until they bring it back.
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THIS!
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Really? Another great show canceled? Alan Tudyk is hysterical! He and all the cast members come together purfectly. The Sheriff and his deputy are also a perfect combo. There is so much more they can do with this story. But as Harry says... this is some bullsh*t!
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Resident Alien is one of THE BEST shows on TV period., It s funny, it goofy but its refreshing with a sense of relaxing. The cast is amazing, everyone of them. Netflix or HULU need to pick this one up an run with it. This show, and Ghosts can give comedies new legs to run for a while . People are sick of Chicago emergency shows, Law and order duds (we have the news and see these real stories) and Game shows... Overplayed.. So Resident Alien is just started to take off, let it fly a bit.. people are in need of some relaxing feel good laughs. SONOFABITCH !!!!
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Resident Alien needs to be renewed, picked up by a network that recognizes what an amazing show this is! Funny, entertaining meaningful, all wrapped up in one unique and wonderful package!! ❤️ a proven quantity, why is this being cancelled???!!! We have loved this series,our absolute favorite, worth rewatching and rewatching, please renew for more seasons!!!
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Right I absolutely love this show I was so sad when I saw that it was cancelled
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This last season spent waaay too much time on sappy emotionally storylines, especially wasted too much time on boring mess Darcy. Show ending was lame. Season 4 started off great and then really slowed down with the sappiness in episode 4. Would have much preferred an action packed comic season rather than this sappy season. The writer is off with what the fans want.
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Please renew Resident Alien. It's the best show on right now. It has everything. Praying another network picks it up.
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Noooo! Best show on television. Please don’t let this happen.
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I fell in love with Resident Alien and all the funny things happening to Harry! It is refreshing to watch a really good show! I am saddened to hear it was cancelled! I would love to see it picked up by another network or a movie made!
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I hope so
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YES IT NEEDS SAVED!!!! BEST COMEDY I HAVE WATCHED SINCE FRIENDS!!!! WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER STUPID LAW SHOW!!!!!
MELISSA, NC
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HUMANS ARE STUPID!
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Unfortunately this will be it. If you read the full article then you would see that the creator said this season ends in a beautiful way and finishes the story.
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But it DOESN'T though. It ends in a really cheesy lame way that absolutely does NOT satisfy.
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